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DOGE cuts cost tribes $470M, gutting funding for climate projects
The cuts, compounded by the rollback of Inflation Reduction Act grants, deepen decades of federal underinvestment in Indian Country.
Use £5bn oil and gas revenues to fund Acorn carbon capture – SNP
The project was due to receive £200 million in grant funding from the UK Government but Chancellor John Healey changed the commitment in the Budget.
Osage Nation speeds up orphan well cleanup as federal oversight recedes
A change in federal policy is allowing the Nation to plug abandoned wells more quickly — and raising questions about who is ultimately responsible for thousands of them.
For US Democrats, climate policy is now about energy bills
'Climate change' has nearly vanished from many Democrats' campaign pitch, replaced by electricity prices. What would the party actually do on climate if it won the midterms?
Experts warn of long-term health risks as Indonesia’s wildfire haze takes a growing toll
JAKARTA — Michael’s 20-month-old daughter began coughing and had shortness of breath in early October, as thick haze from wildfires blanketed Balikpapan, the capital of Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province. He and his wife took the toddler…
Venomous Indonesian primate feared extinct still clings on – but threats persist
A small, venomous primate that scientists thought had gone extinct still survives on Indonesia’s Bangka Island, and to the communities there was never really “lost,” according to a recent study. The Bangka slow loris (Nycticebus bancanus)…
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China Solar Recovery Still a Long Way Off Despite Margin Gains
China’s biggest solar companies posted another round of heavy losses, even as improving profit margins hinted that attempts to tackle a chronic industry-wide supply glut might be yielding some results.
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Woman who flew with swans warns of lead danger
Sacha Dench, known as the "human swan", welcomes new laws banning the sale of lead ammunition.
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Verdict delayed on controversial sea defences
The council have deferred a decision on the building of 17 rock groynes after RNLI safety concerns.
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Japan Extends Transition Bond Push Despite Fossil-Fuel Reliance
Japan sold its fifth climate transition bond of the year, remaining the only government to use the designation despite the country’s increasing reliance on fossil fuels since the start of the war in Iran.
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Coal India Unit South Eastern Coalfields Files for India IPO
South Eastern Coalfields Ltd., a unit of state-run Coal India Ltd., has filed a draft prospectus with India’s markets regulator for an initial public offering.
Dangerous flooding hits Four Corners, prompting evacuations across U.S. Southwest
Meteorologists say a super El Niño and a subtropical jet stream are to blame for the heavier rain, more torrential storms and bigger floods. Akiko Fujita is in Huntington Beach, California, with more details, and Andrew Kozak is in the…
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Colorado Votes on Right to Buy Natural Gas in US Climate Fight
Colorado has spent years pursuing policies aimed at reducing its reliance on natural gas. Despite that, voters are now being asked to make it a right to buy the fossil fuel under the state’s constitution, a status no other such commodity…
On the brink of ruin due to climate change, Pacific Islanders know who is to blame
Living on the brutal frontline of climate change, locals are urging the world to take urgent action at the upcoming COP31 summit in Antalya - warning that the consequences otherwise will be catastrophic. Alex Croft reports from Fiji
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Northern Territory water plan condemned as ‘blatant and shameless’ attack on nature
Exclusive: Move to scrap legal requirement to set aside water for environment is ‘extreme even for the NT CLP government’, green group says Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Northern Territory government has…
How the biggest renewable energy project in US history finally got built
The SunZia wind farm is a marvel. Why did it take 20 years to build?
What Coal Country Can Teach America About Fighting Flock
Paige Reiring showed up at Woodchuck’s house with a revolver strapped to her hip. She didn’t know anything about the man except that he loved America and hated Flock cameras. He’d reached out to Reiring via TikTok after seeing her videos…
Using AI to Plan Backcountry Trips Is Getting People Into Big Trouble
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. By the time the three hikers called for help from a rocky face on Mount Shasta in Northern California, they’d made a…
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Aquarium shark that helped 'dispel myths' dies
Staff at Plymouth's aquarium pay tribute to a sand tiger shark believed to be almost 30 years old.
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The Amazonian Community That Beat Big Oil Is Sharing Its Secrets
SARAYAKU, Ecuador—The canoe motor rattled against the current as Guisel Marworno and Wagner Karipuna traveled down the Bobonaza River. The Brazilian Indigenous leaders had come seeking help. Last year, state-owned Petrobras began exploring…
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Rural Charms Drew Residents to Taylor, Texas. Then Came the Data Centers.
TAYLOR, Texas—A red thresher cuts across the countryside off County Road 401 in Taylor, leaving behind tufts of discarded stalks as farmers prepare to plant seeds for the next year’s harvest. Less than five miles away, mom-and-pop antique…
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Will Josh Shapiro’s Data Center Past Haunt his Political Future?
Perhaps no issue has tested the political agility of Pennsylvania’s popular Gov. Josh Shapiro over the past two years more than data centers. In about 20 months, Shapiro went from introducing a fast-track permitting process that invited…
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Spill from vandalised home oil tank kills 13 birds
A number of birds are also injured after the spill from the oil tank earlier this week.